The
Workshop on Supporting Diversity in Systems Research (Diversity 2013)
is a forum to support traditionally underrepresented students in
systems research. It provides minority and female students at the
graduate or advanced undergraduate level with valuable opportunities
for mentorship and networking. However, the workshop is open to
everyone. We encourage all students within the systems research
community to attend.

The
program includes invited technical talks from diverse members of the
systems research community, a student poster competition, and
career-oriented panel discussions. The overall goal of the workshop is
to strengthen the pipeline of systems students, providing them with
advice and networking opportunities that they might not otherwise
receive. Specifically, the workshop will include:

This year, we will host a poster competition in the area of systems
research. All members of the systems community are invited to submit
posters.

It's not too late to register a poster! We have a few slots
open. We encourage you present, especially if you will present a
poster/WIP at SOSP anyway. The poster boards are 32x40" so the
posters will have to be that size or smaller (same requirements for
SOSP posters).

This year, we will host a poster competition in the area of systems
research. All members of the systems community are invited to submit
posters. The competition will proceed in 3 rounds. First, a program
committee(PC) will review all submissions and select a portion for
presentation at the workshop. The PC will select posters based on
research merit, relevance to the systems community, and contribution to
a strong technical program at Diversity. In the second
round, a committee of judges will pick the top posters based on the
proposed research, poster, and presentation quality. Winning posters
will get a chance to present their research to the workshop
attendees as short talks. The committee will also provide constructive
feedback to students for future improvements.

Accepted posters will not be published in the SOSP proceedings. Authors
may (and are encouraged to) separately submit the same poster to SOSP (http://sigops.org/sosp/sosp13/posters.html).
Double submission to this forum will not constitute a violation of ACM
policies.

Priority will be given to undergraduate research for a portion of the
accepted posters. Undergraduate researchers, especially
from colleges that historically serve women, Hispanic students, Native
Americans, or African Americans, are encouraged to apply.

Diversity
scholarships have been funded CRA-W, NSF, and ACM SigOps. If you
were awarded travel funding, it is very important for you follow the
reimbursement guidelines of the underlying agency. You should
have received an email indicating your funding agency (if not, email
cstewart@cse.ohio-state.edu to find out).